Language Spoken At Home in Dallas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 61,188 | 100% |
English only | 55,932 | 91.4% |
Language other than English | 5,256 | 8.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,389 | 3.9% |
Spanish | 3,068 | 5.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,760 | 2.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,199 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 263 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 892 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 366 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 97 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Dallas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 66,997 | 100% |
American | 3,685 | 5.5% |
Arab | 195 | 0.3% |
Czech | 700 | 1.0% |
Danish | 1,352 | 2.0% |
Dutch | 2,715 | 4.1% |
English | 6,807 | 10.2% |
French (except Basque) | 1,515 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 285 | 0.4% |
German | 24,790 | 37.0% |
Greek | 231 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 128 | 0.2% |
Irish | 10,082 | 15.0% |
Italian | 1,796 | 2.7% |
Lithuanian | 126 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 3,734 | 5.6% |
Polish | 1,212 | 1.8% |
Portuguese | 82 | 0.1% |
Russian | 422 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 644 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 965 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 33 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 225 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 2,833 | 4.2% |
Swiss | 302 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 87 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 682 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 208 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Dallas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 25,561 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 18,184 | 71.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,431 | 36.9% |
Married-couple family | 15,269 | 59.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,453 | 29.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 767 | 3.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 523 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,148 | 8.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,455 | 5.7% |
Nonfamily households | 7,377 | 28.9% |
Householder living alone | 5,992 | 23.4% |
65 years and over | 1,840 | 7.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 9,730 | 38.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,506 | 17.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Dallas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 66,516 | 100% |
Householder | 25,561 | 38.4% |
Spouse | 15,204 | 22.9% |
Child | 21,568 | 32.4% |
Other relatives | 1,346 | 2.0% |
Nonrelatives | 2,837 | 4.3% |
Unmarried partner | 1,442 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Dallas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 24,405 | 100% |
Never married | 5,578 | 22.9% |
Now married, except separated | 15,847 | 64.9% |
Separated | 186 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 376 | 1.5% |
Divorced | 2,418 | 9.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 25,958 | 100% |
Never married | 5,812 | 22.4% |
Now married, except separated | 15,447 | 59.5% |
Separated | 174 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 1,711 | 6.6% |
Divorced | 2,814 | 10.8% |
Fertility in Dallas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,164 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 156 | 13.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 68 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 4 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 130 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Grandparents in Dallas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 399 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 85 | 21.3% |
Less than 1 year | 9 | 2.3% |
1 or 2 years | 34 | 8.5% |
3 or 4 years | 25 | 6.3% |
5 or more years | 17 | 4.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 85 | 100% |
Who are female | 71 | 83.5% |
Who are married | 69 | 81.2% |
School Enrollment in Dallas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 18,341 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,928 | 10.5% |
Kindergarten | 1,138 | 6.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 8,440 | 46.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,590 | 19.6% |
College or graduate school | 3,245 | 17.7% |
Educational Attainment in Dallas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 43,479 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,037 | 2.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,480 | 3.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,798 | 22.5% |
Some college, no degree | 7,818 | 18.0% |
Associate's degree | 5,045 | 11.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 13,555 | 31.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,746 | 10.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 94.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 42.1% |
Veteran Status in Dallas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 47,562 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,027 | 8.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Dallas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 66,521 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,895 | 7.4% |
Under 18 years | 19,335 | 100% |
With a disability | 644 | 3.3% |
18 to 64 years | 40,852 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,080 | 5.1% |
65 years and over | 6,334 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,171 | 34.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Dallas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 65,941 | 100% |
Same house | 56,527 | 85.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 9,330 | 14.1% |
Same county | 3,523 | 5.3% |
Different county | 5,807 | 8.8% |
Same state | 4,376 | 6.6% |
Different state | 1,431 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 84 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Dallas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 66,997 | 100% |
Native | 62,668 | 93.5% |
Born in United States | 62,428 | 93.2% |
State of residence | 47,122 | 70.3% |
Different state | 15,306 | 22.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 240 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 4,329 | 6.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Dallas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,329 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,029 | 46.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,300 | 53.1% |
Year of Entry in Dallas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,569 | 100% |
Native | 240 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 240 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 4,329 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 62 | 1.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,267 | 98.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Dallas County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,329 | 100% |
Europe | 896 | 20.7% |
Asia | 1,251 | 28.9% |
Africa | 95 | 2.2% |
Oceania | 3 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 1,936 | 44.7% |
Northern America | 148 | 3.4% |